Chapter 126: Yin Shaoli—Black-Rimmed Glasses
Su Keke was lost in thought when a ghost suddenly drifted over beside her.
Before the ghost could even speak, Su Keke flicked her hand as if fanning the air, and the starving ghost’s insubstantial body was instantly swept far away.
The starving ghost, fearless as ever, drifted back again. “Little shaman, don’t be so rough. From my observation, you’re actually a very gentle girl—so why are you so fierce when it comes to us ghosts?”
Su Keke replied, “Because humans and ghosts walk different paths. And also—you’re annoying.”
The starving ghost began to fake-cry with whimpering sounds. “Little shaman Keke, just take me to see my idol, please. Just one look.”
“You can go by yourself,” Su Keke said with a stiff little face—cold and heartless to the extreme.
The starving ghost pouted. “You know perfectly well my ghost power is weak. I can only wander between where I died and my grave. I can’t go too far.”
“You can. Why can’t you?” Su Keke said. “It’s just that your ghost power would weaken, and other ghosts might bully you.”
The starving ghost looked at her with deep grievance. “I’m a ghost with no strength to even truss a chicken. If I drift around everywhere and something happens, then what? Just take me—it’s only a small favor.”
Su Keke asked, puzzled, “Is your idol really that important? Why don’t you ask me to take you to see your parents instead?”
The starving ghost froze slightly and fell silent.
After a long while, she said, “My parents already forgot me. They have a little brother now.”
She gave a faint smile, so different from her usual noisy, jumpy self. “When I was alive, I caused them so much worry. When I died, I made them lose face even more. Now they don’t want to mention me—maybe that’s… good. I’ve seen my little brother. He’s very cute. You know what? He can see me. I played with him for days.
“But if I stay with him too long, he always gets sick, so I don’t dare play with him anymore.”
Seeing her look so lost and hollow, Su Keke’s heart softened. She comforted her, “Maybe your parents just don’t mention you out loud, but they’ve been missing you in their hearts.”
The starving ghost looked at her. “Thank you for comforting me. Knowing they’re happy now is enough.”
Su Keke hesitated for a moment, then suddenly said, “If I don’t have anything this weekend, I can take you to see your idol.”
The starving ghost’s expression instantly turned from stormy to sunny. “Really? Keke, you’re too good! You’re the kindest little shaman I’ve ever met!”
Su Keke reminded her, “But you can only look at him from far away.”
“Okay, okay, no problem! But can we change the timing? What if my idol isn’t at school on the weekend? His home is in the capital, so he might go home. Then wouldn’t we go for nothing?”
The starving ghost rubbed up against her. “How about we go today after school? Capital University isn’t that far from here—five or six subway stops, then two or three bus stops, and we’re there.
“You’ll probably want to take the entrance exam for Capital University too, right? It’s the top university in the country. You can go feel the study atmosphere in advance.”
Su Keke was tempted by her words, but if she went back and forth like that, wouldn’t it be very late?
Su Keke told the starving ghost she’d think about it. But before she could decide, her uncle’s message arrived first.
Uncle Qin: These days are pretty busy. I’ll be home late. Don’t wait for dinner.
Su Keke quickly replied: Uncle, are you sure you’re just working overtime at the company and not running around? I have to ensure your personal safety.
Uncle Qin: I won’t run around. Don’t worry.
Su Keke thought a bit and told him she wanted to go to Capital University.
Qin Mochen replied: You can completely decide that yourself. The only thing I worry about is your safety. If possible, I hope you find a friend to go with you.
Su Keke: Okay, Uncle, I understand. Uncle, work hard—thank you for your effort. Muah~
Qin Mochen looked at the “Muah~” on the screen and the little wavy tail at the end, and couldn’t help letting out a soft chuckle.
The room was full of people. Seeing that fleeting smile at the corner of the man’s mouth and hearing that chuckle, every single one of them was stunned, briefly thinking they must have imagined it.
When Qin Mochen lifted his head again, his expression had already returned to its usual cold seriousness. “Everyone here?”
Assistant Wu, standing nearby, replied, “President Qin, everyone’s here.”
“Today’s meeting agenda is about the acquisition plan…”
Taking Uncle’s advice, Su Keke decided to find a buddy to go with her.
Zhao Kexin’s family was strict—she definitely couldn’t. Qin Xing had something at night. That left only Luo Man.
“No problem. I’ll go with you,” Luo Man smiled at her. “But Keke, if we wear our high school uniforms, we won’t be able to get in. We need to change clothes.”
After school, Luo Man took Su Keke back to the dorm to change into Luo Man’s own clothes, then went to the supermarket and bought a pair of black-rimmed glasses to set on Su Keke’s nose. “You look much more mature like this.”
Su Keke brought a black umbrella and hid the starving ghost inside it.
On the way, Luo Man glanced at the black umbrella now and then and smiled faintly. “Keke, are you always this kind to ghosts?”
Su Keke hurriedly shook her head. “I’m not kind! I rarely meddle in other people’s business—really!”
Luo Man only smiled and didn’t argue.
The two of them successfully slipped into Capital University.
“In one more year, I’ll enter here too,” Luo Man said as she looked at the university before them, her tone firm—not arrogant, just confident.
“I’m going to enter here too. I want to go to the same university as you and Daxing,” Su Keke said with a grin.
Luo Man made a cheering gesture at her. “Keke, go for it. There’s still more than a year. I believe you can do it.”
Su Keke opened the black umbrella, and the starving ghost appeared.
The evening sun no longer posed any threat to the starving ghost. She could move freely now, so the moment the umbrella opened, she floated out at once.
The starving ghost looked around, visibly excited.
This was where her idol studied and lived now!
“Little shaman, my idol is a super top student. You’ll find him the moment you ask!”
She said it with certainty. Su Keke and Luo Man both believed her at first. But after asking several students in a row, everyone said they had no idea who Yin Shaoli was.
The starving ghost looked unconvinced. “How is that possible? Did my idol stop being a top student once he got into Capital University?”
“…Look, it’s not that I’m not helping you,” Su Keke said. “There are so many people here. We’ve asked a bunch, and none of them know him. How am I supposed to help you find him?”
The starving ghost looked a little sad. “Forget it. Still—thank you, little shaman. Even as a ghost, you can’t be too greedy. You already cleared my obsession of eating my fill. I shouldn’t ask for more—my god!”
Halfway through, the starving ghost suddenly shouted in excitement. “I see my idol! Look—over there! The one wearing black-rimmed glasses—that’s him!”
Following where the starving ghost pointed, Su Keke looked up.
A male student was walking toward them.
He wore loose, baggy gray clothes that hid his figure completely. At first glance, people found it hard to notice anything else, because on his nose sat a thick pair of black-rimmed glasses.
Those black frames made him look dull and rigid—like someone who didn’t want anyone to come near him.
But Su Keke noticed his short hair was neat and clean, black and glossy. Under the sunset, it was dyed with a layer of orange light—quite good-looking.
